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Compressed work schedule (CW) is one of the widely adopted flexible work arrangements. In the literature, it has been shown that CW can significantly reduce commuting trips per pay period and thereby relieve peak hour congestion. Without policy intervention, how many firms will choose CW? Is it socially beneficial to encourage all commuters to switch to CW? This paper mainly addresses these questions. The weekly/monthly commute problem is investigated with bottleneck congestion in the presence of CW. The effects of CW on urban productivity and activity utility are incorporated in our model as well. At equilibrium, no firms or commuters can benefit by unilaterally switching their schedule type or changing their daily commute pattern. The equilibrium conditions are demonstrated in which some firms adopt CW. By altering some commuters’ work schedule, CW not only reduces weekly/monthly commute demand but also separate their daily departures. Comparison shows that the optimum points do not necessarily coincide with the equilibrium points. The effect of Pigouvian tax/subsidy is also examined in this study.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB30 Standing Committee on Transportation Network Modeling.

18-03353

English

19p

2018

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Commuting; Hours of labor; Travel demand management; Work trips

Pigouvian tax system

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-03353

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:49AM